AWBI’s vision is to catalyze the collective resources of metropolitan Atlanta to fully engage and leverage the undiscerned potential of thousands of individuals and families living in our community’s historically marginalized neighborhoods to build a pathway from poverty and to the American dream for those for who the dream has been deferred for too long and for the ultimate benefit and wellbeing of our entire community.

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AWBI will: a)serve as a ‘node of innovation’ fostering the coordination and expansion of economic opportunity and wealth building through a network of green, community-based enterprises in communities of color; (b) encourage community stabilization and revitalization of the disinvested neighborhoods in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area; (c) promote public understanding of community wealth building models; (d) advocate and partner with cities and other areas throughout Georgia and the United States to implement their own local programs based on community wealth building principles, models, and strategies.

Atlanta, Georgia is booming in the field of tech. It's the sixth fastest growing start-up city in the US, generating 20,000 programming jobs with an average salary of about $85K. An Atlanta charter public school teacher by day, Jeffrey Martín sees the obvious opportunity for his students, if they're given the chance. He wants Atlanta's next generation to be educated as coders, so they can compete for lucrative jobs offered in their hometown. Read more about Jeffrey's work through honorCode here: https://gasocialimpact.com/jeffrey-martin-of-honorcode/ ... See more

Opportunity Zones (OZs) could lead to greater infusions of capital into historically underinvested neighborhoods. And with over 250 OZs in Georgia, only 27 of which are in Atlanta, much of our state is eligible for investment.

But use this as a warning sign: The legislation provides investors with the ability to invest without regard to the social impacts of their investments.

Today is the last day to apply for the Global Social Venture Competition, which is in its 20th year of turning ideas into impact! If you are a young start-up aiming to make a difference in the world using technology for good, apply to compete in #GSVC2019 to win up to $80,000 in prizes! Learn more at www.gsvc.org. ... See more

Empowering the next generation of social entrepreneurs by providing mentoring, exposure, and over $80,000 in prizes to transform their ideas into ventures.

The 2018 Social Enterprise Ecosystem survey is live! If you work in the social enterprise space, please take the time to complete this survey. As a token of our appreciation, you can be entered to win a $50 Amazon gift card or a ticket to SOCAP 2019. We look forward to sharing the new SEER report with you in May 2019! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SEER2019 ... See more

Our new series #DefinetheJargon, which seeks to demystify the terms that surround the world of impact investing, continues this week with "social enterprise." A group of words that you have likely heard tossed around a lot is defined here in these three slides. How are they differentiated from traditional charities and businesses? How do you compare their impact? Read more at https://gasocialimpact.com/. ... See more